diff --git a/cfn/release.yml b/cfn/release.yml
index da14eaf9e..8954598fc 100644
--- a/cfn/release.yml
+++ b/cfn/release.yml
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ Resources:
                 "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:${AWS::AccountId}:secret:Maven-GPG-Keys-CI-Credentials-eBrSNB",
                 "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:${AWS::AccountId}:secret:Github/aws-crypto-tools-ci-bot-AGUB3U",
                 "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:${AWS::AccountId}:secret:Sonatype-User-Token-zK61bM",
+                "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:${AWS::AccountId}:secret:Sonatype-Central-Portal-XrYUs2",
                 "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:${AWS::AccountId}:secret:Maven-GPG-Keys-Release-haLIjZ",
                 "arn:aws:secretsmanager:us-west-2:${AWS::AccountId}:secret:Maven-GPG-Keys-Release-Credentials-WgJanS"
               ],
diff --git a/codebuild/release/release-prod.yml b/codebuild/release/release-prod.yml
index 06f9e5744..c833ca19a 100644
--- a/codebuild/release/release-prod.yml
+++ b/codebuild/release/release-prod.yml
@@ -10,8 +10,8 @@ env:
   secrets-manager:
     GPG_KEY: Maven-GPG-Keys-Release-Credentials:Keyname
     GPG_PASS: Maven-GPG-Keys-Release-Credentials:Passphrase
-    SONA_USERNAME: Sonatype-User-Token:username
-    SONA_PASSWORD: Sonatype-User-Token:password
+    SONA_USERNAME: Sonatype-Central-Portal:Username
+    SONA_PASSWORD: Sonatype-Central-Portal:Password
 
 phases:
   install:
diff --git a/codebuild/release/settings.xml b/codebuild/release/settings.xml
index 6d32af9bb..416f099b5 100644
--- a/codebuild/release/settings.xml
+++ b/codebuild/release/settings.xml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
       <password>${codeartifact.token}</password>
     </server>
     <server>
-      <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
+      <id>central</id>
       <username>${sonatype.username}</username>
       <password>${sonatype.password}</password>
     </server>
diff --git a/pom.xml b/pom.xml
index 8dd2044b4..7cbb3f39e 100644
--- a/pom.xml
+++ b/pom.xml
@@ -308,8 +308,8 @@
 
       <distributionManagement>
         <snapshotRepository>
-          <id>sonatype-nexus-staging</id>
-          <url>https://oss.sonatype.org/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
+          <id>central</id>
+          <url>https://ossrh-staging-api.central.sonatype.com/content/repositories/snapshots</url>
         </snapshotRepository>
       </distributionManagement>
 
@@ -336,13 +336,13 @@
             </executions>
           </plugin>
           <plugin>
-            <groupId>org.sonatype.plugins</groupId>
-            <artifactId>nexus-staging-maven-plugin</artifactId>
-            <version>1.6.13</version>
+            <groupId>org.sonatype.central</groupId>
+            <artifactId>central-publishing-maven-plugin</artifactId>
+            <version>0.7.0</version>
             <extensions>true</extensions>
             <configuration>
-              <serverId>sonatype-nexus-staging</serverId>
-                <nexusUrl>https://aws.oss.sonatype.org</nexusUrl>
+              <publishingServerId>central</publishingServerId>
+              <autoPublish>true</autoPublish>
             </configuration>
            </plugin>
         </plugins>